Conveying apparatus.



H. GILMAN. JGONYIBYING APPARATUS. v -APIPLAIOATION FILED 6019, 905 947 592 Patented Ja n.25,1910/ J. H. GI LMAN. CONVEYING APPARATUS.

APPLIIOATIIQN rum) 0019, 1905.

' Patented Jan 25,1910.

3 SHEETS SHEET 3.

' section showingthe clutch ineehaiiisin for scales Fig. 6 is a sectional view. thereof on inechi'nisni 17 of the wagon jack 18 by which customary manner.

-,T0'allwho1n 'it mag concern: v Be it known that LJO N- H. GILMAN, a.

, of; Qtta'wa, in the county of L-asalle' and ii'w and useful improvements in such appa ratus and. said improvements are'intended to beiapphed' to what arc-known as portableinto conveying or elevating v n echanisin which carr es apvaymthecontents oiithe wvagbir as rapidly as they are discharged 7 'To illustrate my illYelltlOll, I annex hereto two sheets of drawings in which the same "reference characteisareused to designateidentical 'ivhichi I .plete apparatus;

ing position; Fig.-- 3 is a'diagramniat-ie in section on the line BB of Fig. 5; Fig;

Fig.

" 11 is a perspective view 'of a plate-on the lower end of the. elevator trough.

be connected by a universal joint 11 with the short; shaft 12- jonrnaled in the hearing" 13 securedoii the side of-the lower'end of the elevator 1.4, This shaft 1-2 is connected .rom t ILMAN; 'o-F' OTTAWA, ILL

NOIS, ASSIGNOR To KING 5; immmoixf'ooflflrny,

or OTTAWA, ILLI'noIs- A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CONVEYING ArrAie-ATUs.

Application filed October- 9,

Citl'ZQltOf the United'States',' and a resident State; of -Illinois, have 'ii'ivented certain new and 'IlSQflll' Improvements 111' Conveying alp- -atus,' of Whic'hthe' following s a speeili-- M "invent-ion is concerned with certain elevators where the contents "of. a 'wagon or other receptacle are autoinat-ieally dumped therefrom by the dumping action.

arts in all the h mes. and of I Figure 1 is a perspective .view ofthe coin-- Fig. 2 is a side elvatioi'i of .a portion of the elevator proper with the drag shown as turned'around into operatview illustrating a different arrangement of the sprocket-gearing. Fig. a is a detail in throwing the dragjout of operation. u-lfig. 5 is a side elevation of the drag on an enlarged the line'A-A of Fig. l ig/T isa detail 8 is a-detail in section on the line C C of Fi 9 is a view-ton a larger scale, of-the gearing connecting the drag tindfthe elevator; and Fig-10 is a sectional view of the'saine on the line I). l). of I 'igxlQ. l1 ig.

The power for driving the apparatus i'iia vbe applied-through the shaft 10,-whieh may by the universal joint 15 withthe shaft 16 which extends to and operates the driving as desired.

the -nt end-of the :wagon lifted lll lliQ- As any desired fornrot' a wa g oi'i j aclgniay be employed; I will not descnbet-hefone shown :in "detail, as it is the sauteas'that'shownin .-in= application #223,489filed September 6, i

Specificatioiiof rettcr rat ntf; 'patelnlted Jan 5, 9 0:

Serial No 251,975;

I904, to which reference is inader for any tion and operation thereof; f The elevator 14 except asl (;lesire(l inforin'ation'relative to' the coi' stri c- ,scribed,-ina be of any"desii'ed'iconstriiction,

erein'aftefr: do

andhas' its upper end raised and lowered to secure the desired elevation thereof by any desired mechanism, such for instance as the rope'l9, which is wound upon thedri'ini'20' and passe sovei' the guiding sheaves 21 and and around the pulley 23 and thence to the top of thesupporting 'fraine 24 where it-l. is "secured, The pulley; 23 is inounted in the yoke; '25 which is pivotally secured to the sides'of the elevator trougli'near the upper end so-th at as the rope iswound upoi uhwound, as the case may be,' th'e' end of-theelevator trough'rniay be ra sed or lowereth The. elevator is of'eburse supplied wit lithe customary conveyei prefer-ably. consistin of the pa r of sprocketchains 26 connected bythe flights 27. These spi'ocket" chains pass overthe. customary; sprocket wheels at the top-and bottom of the elevator trough,

theonesat the bottom, show i'in Fig. 5,-

being there designated by'reference character :28, and secured to the shaft 29 wh ch is journaled'in suitable bearings therein; The

shaft 29 hassecured'on the outer end thereof, adjacent the-shaft 12,-tlie miter g eai 30 meshing vitha corresponding nite'igeaia3l secured oi ithe shaft- 12, so that the. rotation of the shaft 10 operates the jack to discharge the-contents of the wagon into the elevator by'way oft-he drag 32ian d at'the fsan e-tiine operates the convq'er 'in the elevator-and v drag to carry away its contents as rapidly, as'thely are discharged therefrom. It '11s ofeourse not absolutely essential that the, shaft" 10 be extended along the line of the elevator, but it inay'exteiid a t--right angles iller-e to and in that case would be eonneet-eilftothe other end of-the shaft 2!); asiiidieated in dotted lines at' 10'. This arrangementof the shafts and tlie'initeigears aoamt ables me to place the'elvatoralongs H the wagon, If(lOSllMhdlBtQfifl of at; r ght angles thereto. as has-been the pract l here tolore, and T can by this ai'i angenientfpla'ee essary' to provide'means for placing the d'rag;

32 a'1tright angles t'othe-elevator 14 so. that th'e contents of thel-wag'onbeing liftedby:

. the dump will be" discharged from the rear end-of saidzwagon thev dra and thence these deviceshavejbeen constructed prior to my invention, the. drag 'has been hinged to the lower end oftheele'vator 'so tlint it could be. swung; 'upf vertically out "of the way, or has-been arranged so "that it'f coul-d1 slide up on the. elevator and in that manner be got 'driven 'up on the. dump, With my invenofthe elevator in. such a manner that-the drag, can be swung horizontally; so asto extend at rightangles theretoon eitherside,

as-In'aybe desired,-.or-'straigl 1t out there-,-

from; as shown in full lines. 1'. With the arrangement "shown in said figure' it willbe apparent that/the 'drag32 will be-' swung into theposition there" shown in full lines, when the wagonis' being 'dri-venupon thedump, and will 'then be swunaround.

into" the -.do tted-. line position of said fi are;

which-is. the same as is shown in fu'll ines lIl.F1g. 2, so that the 'swlngmg side board 33 1 of the drag willbedirectly-beneath'the endgate-'of thejwa'gonfso that as the front end thereof is raised ,up, its" contents will be deliveredinto the drag. "The, drag 32 isof same general con-' struction as the elevator, consisting of a trough and, having j'ourna ed in the ends,

thereof; the shafts134-and'35; which carry the customary sprocket wheels whichlope'rate'.

. the eustomary pairs ofsprocket chains 36 connected bythe' flight-s 37 by whioh' the corn or other-material being del'rver'ed is;

- moved alongft'he drag and into the hopper '331 ofthe elevator."-

' I 9 j The: mechanism for .driving the shafts of the drag from the-shaft '29 ofthe elevator .is shown in Figs. 1', 2*, 5'; 9 and 10;. where" .it"willbe"seen that theshaft 29 has on the o -lter-enditheneof the sprocket-wheel 3$-(lr"iv ing'. I the 'sproeket-chain 39- which (lIlYQS the double sip rockct wheel 4O jou'rnaledfuponj the stud-shaft 41 projecting from thesupporting arm 42flseeur'ed to the side of theelevator' .14.' The other one of the double-sprocketwheels 41 has thereon the sproekeeehain 43 which cooperates with the sprocketrwheel 44,

which isv preferably clutched upon the shaft -45'journaled in ithe b'earings 46 and 47ft'erff minatingfin'th'e upper yoke-portion a the casting 49; The "shaft'h has' seoliredonthe (t e? end thereof the fmitef gear 50 meshingwith the. miter gear 51 secured on -t-he--t p--o' f the vertical shaft 52 journaled 'in' the verticalhearing53 formed on the cast-4 :ing 49. .'.Pivotally mounted on this shaft 52 just- {benefxth vthe bearing is the bearing -54'of the yoke which terminates in'the be'z'u'ings 56 and 57 'in'which are journaled .the shaft- 58,- which has secur l thereon-the miter gear .59 meshing with t e mite'rgear 60 secured .on tlie'lower end of theshaft 52. The drag32-is provided with thestraps 61 projecting -.upwardly from the inner end thereof and, terminating; in the 'hooks '62,- best shown in. Figs. 5 and 8,which have the swinging latches (3-3 pivoted thereon so that the ends-of the drag can be hung upon 'the :outer ends of the'shaft58 inside of thecollars 6st. The shaft-58 has on one end thereof a the sprocket-wheel 65 which through the me- 1 V J (hum of the sprocket-chain 66 cooperating t'ion, Ihingeor join-the drag to thebottom and this no matter 'at'wh-at angle the drag may be placed tothe elevator, the placing 'ofthe 'drag at anyposition'being the object of providing the gearing shown. It is to permit the drag to be swung around at either side'thereof that I- employ theofi-set ar-V 'rangement of the sprocket-chains 39 and i3, audit. will :be apparent that I might secure the same result 'by-"'employing' a single sprocket-chain 39', as shown 111 Fig. 3, and

substituting 'for the double sprocket-wheel 4( two sprocket-wheels 40 placed on different shafts, the "sprocket-wheels 4:0 in this -latt er'- construction operating merely as guide-rollers.

, "As above stated; I preferably clutch the sprocket-wheel Hon the shaft t5, and for thisgpurpose; the outer end of the shaft .has-iigidly secured thereon the clutch meniher 158 which isadapted to engage with the eoolperating clutch member 69 formed .on

{the hub ofthe sprocket-wheel 4a, which is otherwise loose. on theshaft 45. .The otherend of the'hub'is provided with'the cus tomary' annular channel 70. intowhich extends the pins 71 of the yoke 7 2 formed on the lower end of the lever 7 3 pivoted at 74 ear 75 formed on the. top o'fthe. bear ingi-F46 Any suitable means may be enipl'o'yied forhol'ding the wheel into; or outof engaging position, I. havingshown-for this purpose thellever 73 as pivoted .so that it will'be swung to one "side or the-other of the center in eitherposition so as to beheld therein-[by gravity." 'Bythe, use of this clutch mechanism, I can throw the drag'out:

of operation in case itsho'uld become clogged up and at the sa meftir'neby operating the: shipper zbar 6 QX teItdiIi'g.back;t,0 .the. clutchah sm i v- -lve e j 5 9k a an. 'out'of operation to prevent ltS fur ees t ste h fllseharge e '(0111 therefrom as itscontinned dischzirge depends inponlthe cont nued risefot the forward, end of the w m; The. gearing 17 is connected with, the s i'pper-bar'ZS-ine suitable manner, such as is-shownin'myhbove mentioned :epp i a ion, so at the wwe b jack may be unclutchedautomatically as the wagon reaches the limitj'eof. its 'npward or its downwnrd movement, and also at 'any intermediate point; s'o-tha'ti thd oper+ I etor stationed at the draghescom ilete' control of'the apparatus to insure its working with the best results;

the cylindrical bearing snrface'f'fa dapted to cooperate with the correspondingly curved bearing surface? 8 formed on the cross-piece jnsted "as may bee-necessary.-

- v 'It will be noted that-the conveyerjehains "(f9 which-extends from the supporting-arm {42 'to the" companion snpport1ng-arin .80.' T 1e casting is, secured to the cross pi ece 79. "by the bolts 81, and to gerinit of the desired e shaft'j-52- perIiend'icular, the apertures 82 in the easting49,- through ovhichfthe bolts pass, areslightly adjustment-it0 keep t elongated as shown, so that they? can 'be ad;

26' of the elevator" 111 are drivenhtr'om' the sprocket-wheels 28,. and as'there' is-a- :certain' amount of looseness in 'the chains, andv as they tend. to follow the {sprocket-Wheels,

' there is a chanceof their'zbnckling asthey start npwarthand to overcome this-difliculty :13?) '-.'-l )foardl 83.4ofthe conr'eying portion of the ele tire to make the drags 32. horizontal through out their length; so that the conveyer runs I; provide the mechanisnii shown Figs. 5,

'ajndL'Z, 'where it .will be seenthe t the bottom ,l vatortrough has-secured 'o'n the lower-end 'thereof thef preferebly metallic plate 84;, .ew'hich is'previdedwithfthe "ribs 85-nrd'86 in titfi ithe properl osit n so thatthe: sidebars of ohairj sl-26-.-will' ride-11p onsaidgribs g I f recesseth' asiie 8 to permit; the sprocketwheels/28 proiecting close enough to the plate semi theiiloyver, end of each of the ribs: 85

is ex'tendedfdownwi'ard and curved as shown,

so Zasito engage the sidebars of the "links at the 'roper time before an'y yossible l'mckling of t e chain can occur. v

Priorto r'ny'invention' it has bcen th'e prachorizontally, and is high enoi'xgh to discharge into the ho iper 331-, but for Wagons in. which fonnd to be too'hi'gh and to remedy-this difthe beds are low down and where they ex- Itend back beyond the l nnd' wheels for a con-- {sidera'bledistance; so that when the front end-is lifted-the rear end is very materially lowered the olrl form'of drug has been As the angle of the'elevetor 14 is-changed" in dill'erent positions. thereof it becomes iyllecessnry to iim-ke provisions for keeping fithe shaft 52 in arerticalpos'ition, no matter .fwh'a't angle the elevator-=14 assumes, and for: this purpose, thecasting' 49' is providedlwith.

l aLte" betweenthe ribs is 'licnlltyg "ha Ye invented the "form vdrsig shown,- wher'e the "main .or bodyporno; '88- thereof is lowdowmwand" it -is. -provided;with "a the-tenet the hopper 331; Such, a constrnc jginclined -portion 89 onthe inner end by. which the contents,- are elevated; up and into Jtion 'ml-o'rdertp prevent the rising offthe" cliainjsBdat .t-he upperangleynecessitetes the e1np1oyment-. of: theLEuidesrj-QO, which are 4 to the inner wa-lls of the side pieces of thedrag end provided with i metallic plates ---se'c1'1re the inwardly -projeeting and preferably curved flanges 91 "extending over-the chains 36 and serving to hold-them downes' they pass-the angle;

fed To preve'nt the possibility of-"an eer'flof' corn} or "other nmteriat whlch might ha've failed to drop into'the-hopper 3311 and which mighthaveworked back underneath thei'e' torn portion of. the :conveyerclogging it, I,

prqvideinthe bottom of-jtlie. forward end.

thereof,- thev removable section 92'T'Which is"- removed When:.the :i; paratus 'isin use, so that any-material ten ing to work back will drop 'th-roughthe aperture formed by the re% moral of this section of the bottomtj-This bottompiece be slid *into' position -in .gnide 'wztys'orgcan be secured "byihetum I To inSure'theQSide bOard 33 'of the drag "restingwith 'itsjed of the wagon in a? pi'votally mounted-to'the'side 88 of the drag e 94 against the bottom' 1' positions thereof, it is 1 trough-by means "which willnpresently' be described, and is connected. through the chains 95 secured to the corners of the sides 96 and .97. withthe helicallylc'oiled contractile springs98, the other ends of which-erasecured tothe other-side of the trough so as todrawwhe .fside board 33- forwardly as shown. The side 97 --h is the notch 99' cut therein to accommodate the forward flow of j thecorn or" other materialbeing handled, even ifthe' side board isdrewn-forward into the position shdwnin Fig; 6. To hingezthef side board, I; secure on the bottom thereof the rod-(10 0" which passes-through an eye 101 formed in thebottom of thefstrapi 102; s'ed'reg trough; w ileits other". end- "passes- -throughenjeyeformedlet 104 on-the inner face'of thermeta'llicstrep ,105'secured on .the-

"side ofthebox; It-is 'also-deSirebIe to ad'- justthe. hopper longitudinally. so aSQtO :bring it exactly 1n line' with thejwagon, evenif the latter should be driven to oneside of the l end piece 1O7 jex tending at right angles thereto so that no opening is made when the. side board is swungrback and forth. A pin 108 projecting up om the rod 100-engages the end piece 107, so that the plate 106 moves back and forth with the side board as it is adjusted longitudinally; 'The forward end of the plate is guided by the angle-iron pieces 109 and 1-10. The piece 109 is secured on the top of the side iece and its vertical flange is ata sufiicient istance therefrom so as to make a guide-way for the top of the plate 106 and the lower angle-iron 110 has its horizontal flange set into the side of the trough as shown, and-its vertical 'fiange at a suitable distance therefrom so as to furnish the channel for thelower' portion of the plate 106. The side of the trough has the 7 channel 111 cut therein, as shown, to accommodate the end of the rod 100 as the side board is shoved toward the discharge end of the drag. I

It will be apparent that the side board '33 of-the cross. conveyer constitutes a shiftable chute on one side thereof, which cooperates with the stationary side portion 88,,which,

with its straps 102' and 105, constitutes a supporting and guiding member (ifv greater I length than the chute sup orted thereby;

and that the opposite side 0 the trough constitutes a vertical .fixed stop. board at the other side of the coiiveyer.

VVhile' I have shown and described. my invention as embodied in the form which I at presentconsider best.adapt.ed to carry out itspnrposes' it will be understood that it is capable 'of modifications, and that I do'notdesire to be limited in the interpretation of dragis supported from the mast or derrick,

and not from the elevator. as in-my construction, and I do not. claim the structure shown in said Wagner patent, but

What I do claim as new'and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is: p

1. In a device of the class described, the

. combination with the drag, of the lon itudiboard attached thereto.

I as.

nally adjustable side board pivoted thereto.

- 2. In a device .of'the class described, the combination with the drag, of the longitudinally adjustable spring held pivoted side 3..;In a'deviceof the class described, the

fCOIIlblIltLtiOIlwith the dra of the pivoted sidev board having a rod s cured .to the bottom thereof and adapted to, rest on one side of the drag trough and means for hin' 'n the rod to the dra 1 g1 g 4. In a device of the class described-the combination with the drag, of the side board having the rod secured to the-bottom and ex tending beyond the ends thereof, and means for hinging the rod to one side of the drag.

5. In a ideviceof the class described, thecombinat on with the drag having a portion of o'ne'side thereof fixed, with a longitu'dinally adjustable sideboard adapted to 00'- cupy the remaining portion of said side, and connections between the fixed side and the side board to prevent theside being opened when the section is adjusted longitudinally.

6. In' a device of the class described,- the combination with a drag, one side'of which hasa fixed portion, of a longitudinally ad- I justable pivoted side board adapted to constitute the remaining portion of said side,

and connections between the fixed portion and theside board to, permit of the movement thereof longitudinally or transversely without opening the side of the dra 7. In a device of the class described, the combination'with the dra' having a portion of one side fixed, of the si e board longitndinally adjustable thereon and having a metal-' 1 lic plate 106 cotiperating with the fixed por-,

tion of the side of the drag, substantially as and for the purpose described.

8.' In a device of the class described,-the combination with the drag having a portion of one side thereof fixed, of the lon itudinally adjustable side board pivoted t ereto,

and the connection between the fixed portion of the side and the side board consisting of the plate 106 having the rearward extension 107 adjacent the side board.

. '9. In a deviceof the-class-described, the combination with the conveyer, of the okc carried thereby,-t-he horizontal shaft ournaled in said yoke, the drag, the hooks .car-

' ried by said drag and adapted to engage the shaft, the latches for said hooks, and means for operati-ngthe drag from the shaft.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination with the conveyer having the shaft at the bottom thereof'and the counter shaftabove the hopper, of the drag adapted todlscharge into said hopper, and having a driving shaft, and a counter shaft above the,

driving shaft, a vertical shaft carried by the con yer, a yoke pivoted on saidvertical shag:

and carryingthe drag and drag coun- 'ter shaft, and'gearing connecting said shafts,

substantially as described. I

,11. In a ,device of the class described the combination with the V conveyor having, the driving shaft at the-bottom thereof and the counter shaft above said driving shaft, gear ing connecting said conveyer'shafts, of the drag having the driving shaft'and the counter shaft above said driving shaft, gear-.

. ling connecting "said drag shafts, the vertical su stantiall ,as described;

shaft carried by'the conveyer, the yoke '3' ournaled on the vertical shaft andharrying the drag counter shaft, and miter gears connect- 1n said counter shaft and the vertical shaft,

1'2. In a. eviceof the class described, the

-combination with the. elevator adapted to beset atvarious angles, of the drag cooperatmg, therewith, gearing "connecting the dra and'lelevator' comprising the vertical sha ,the bearing forsaidshaft carried by the elevator, and means for adjusting'the.

position of the bearing to kee the shaft vertical in any position of the e evator.

13. In a device of the class described, the combination with the elevator adapted to be set at various angles, of the drag. coiiperat ing therewith, gearing connecting the drag and elevator comprising the vertical shaft,-

the bearing for said shaft carried hy'the. elevator, means for adjustingthe position.

of the bearing to keep the'shaft vertical in any position of the elevator, said means consisting of the cross-piece having the convex surface, and the casting for the bearing havmg the concave surface cooperating tnere-.

with and means for securing the casting to .tlie'eross-Iaiece in any relative position.

' 14. In a device of-t-he class described, the combination. with the elevator adapted to. be set at various angles, of the drag coo rating therewith, gearing connecting the rag and elevator comprising the vertical shaft, the

bearing for said shaft carried by the ele 'vator, means for adjusting thQ POSltIOII of.

the bearing to keep the shaft vertical in any ition of the elevator, said means con' sist-ing of the cross-piece havin the convex surface and the castlng for the hearing hav.-

ing the concave surface and the bolts adapt cd to pass through .the' "cross piece and through elongated apertures in the casting.

shaft'for the drag carried andthe oif-set sprocket gearing. connecting said shafts for the purpose'described;

'16. Ina. device of the class. described,' the combination with the elevator, of the drag for the pn vator above the end of the drag, theeleyator driving-shaft. beneath the drag driv-' -1ng' shaft, theoif-set sprocket gearing connectin said -shafts for the urpose describe and consisting of intermediate secured theretoby s vertical pivot, a 'drivwing shaft for the drag carried by the ele-.

sprocket-wheels between and'at' one side of.

the sprocket-wheels carried by said shafts,

. and sprocket chain connecting said wheels, 17 In a device of the class described the combination with the elevator casing, of the guiding shaft journaledin' the bottom thereof, thesprocket wheelson said shaft, the

chains driven.- thereby, and a; plate, havin the ribsthereonfor the purpose describe the space between. the .ends of the ribs being open so that theteeth of, the sprocket wheels can" pass between said ends. 4 I 18. In adevice of the class described, the

combination with the elevator casing, of the driving shaft in the bottom thereof,-the' sprocket. wheels secured thereon, thechains driven thereby, and the guiding ribs for the purpose described-supported from said elevator 3cas'in the space etween the ends of the pair 0 ribs'ateach' side being open so that'the teeth of-the sprocket wheels.

can pam between said ends.

19; In a-device of the class described,.a"

grain-receiving'mconveyerhaving a 'shiftab e chute orfside ard atone side and a supporting and guiding member on the,si e of the{ conveyer for carrying' said chute, the same of-greater .length than the chute, for the purposes described;

20. In 'a' device of, the class described, a: .grainereceivinibconveyerhaving a shiftable chute or side ard at one side and a. supporting and. guiding member on the side of the conveyer for carrying said chute, the same being of greater length than the chute fixed stop board at the other side of the con-. veyer, substantially as described,

In witness whereof, .I have hereunto. set

my hand and afi ixed my "seal, this 7 th day of October, 1 905,-

p I oin: GILMAN. -L 5.1: In the: presence of witnesses:

Jorm H, MoELRor, new. R; Bagam'r;

rposes explained, and avertical 

